Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sales at GameStop hit 1 million in first day

Call of Duty: Black Ops II just arrived yesterday, but already the sales numbers are quite impressive. Retail gaming giant GameStop revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops II sold one million copies during the midnight launch. GameStop president Tony Bartel had the following to say:

Black Ops II is shaping up to be our biggest game launch of all time. GameStop sold more than 1 million units worldwide during our midnight launch period.

The new CoD could also break some sales records when all is said and done. An analyst with Piper Jaffray Cos. estimates 6.5 to 7.2 million copies will sell in the first 24 hours after launch in the U.S. and U.K. If that happens, it'd either match or exceed the sales numbers of Modern Warfare 3 by nearly 10%. Sales in the first 24 hours usually account for 25 to 35% of the total through December, but regardless that's a lot of copies.

The fact that halo is only on xbox is its own fault, cod was smart enough to see they could get more money. That is why cod is both better at sales and a better game

Not really, every console has it's own title that helps the console sell over the other. Sony has their own exclusive like Uncharted, would you say that it's their own fault when they try to compare it to another similar title that is on both consoles?

I haven't played the game, but I plan to. But I have seen the series go down since CoD4. Same happened with Halo until Halo 4 came out.

I've been watching this develop. I know, silly of me to expect something other than "just another multiplayer game with tacked on trophy delivery system/single player", but thatnis what it is again. I thought that after 2010's Medal of Honor outstanding SP, the final completion of MW's Storyline, and Spec Ops; The Line, and the promise of Arma3, we might be turning the corner in Shooters; after Warfighter and BlOps 2, I am well and truly disappointed. I'll rent for the trophies.

Hardly surprising that this COD will go on and break sales records....it always does. Too much hype and 3arch & IW sure do know how to make a good trailer to convince the nay-sayers (still think the MW2 Eminem - 'Collapse' trailer is the best trailer ever)

Haha, I'd be the first to agree with you there. =P AC3 MP is far better than that in Revelations, but Brotherhood had it nailed until the competitive scene became broken as *bleep*.

Still enjoyable though, definitely.

I struggled with Brotherhood due to server issues, and a lack of players. Didn't know there was a competitive scene, but imagine that would've be interestingBl'ops 2 has kept me away from AC3 multi for a few days, wil have to get back into it at some point, was such an interesting different take to multiplayer compared to most games

Haha, I'd be the first to agree with you there. =P AC3 MP is far better than that in Revelations, but Brotherhood had it nailed until the competitive scene became broken as *bleep*.

Still enjoyable though, definitely.

I struggled with Brotherhood due to server issues, and a lack of players. Didn't know there was a competitive scene, but imagine that would've be interestingBl'ops 2 has kept me away from AC3 multi for a few days, wil have to get back into it at some point, was such an interesting different take to multiplayer compared to most games

Most people don't know there is a competitive scene with Assassin's Creed, but it's quite a large community. (Myself included haha). I'm not super pro though. ):

Yeah, but at the very least Assassin's Creed has a somewhat interesting campaign that lasts longer than 8 hours and not filled with nobby 14 year old ragers for an "online community". Each to their own though.

Yeah, but at the very least Assassin's Creed has a somewhat interesting campaign that lasts longer than 8 hours and not filled with nobby 14 year old ragers for an "online community". Each to their own though.

Matter of opinion, to me, the last good Assassin's Creed was the second one, they've been wallowing around in the mud and pumping out cash-cow's since then.

Matter of opinion, to me, the last good Assassin's Creed was the second one, they've been wallowing around in the mud and pumping out cash-cow's since then.

Well, that's how I see the entire CoD franchise, and Brotherhood and Revelations were certainly the same. But AC3 was a 3 year project totally made from the ground up with a new engine to boot, so I kind of find it hard to agree with you there. =P